nose over

verb

To crash by landing such that the nose of the plane hits the ground first, causing the plane to topple forward.

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Meanings

verbnose over (third-person singular simple present noses over, present participle nosing over, simple past and past participle nosed over)

present singular third person noses over · participle present nosing over · participle past nosed over · past nosed over

  1. intransitiveaeronauticsTo crash by landing such that the nose of the plane hits the ground first, causing the plane to topple forward.
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APA

nose over. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nose%20over

MLA

“nose over.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nose%20over. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nose over,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nose%20over.

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